I told my children never to touch the fruit bowl. They were naughty and touched it though, so I threw them out in the middle of winter and cursed them to suffer horribly for the rest of their lives, and for all subsequent generations to suffer also. I forgave them by sending my newest child to them to be tortured and murdered. Am I a bit sick?

Science explains reality without considering human wishes, and that is its greatest strength. Religion explains reality by only considering human wishes, and that is its greatest weakness. So, what do YOU want...reality, or self-indulgence?

Religious people claim that it’s just the “fundamentalists” of each religion that cause all the problems, but there’s got to be something wrong with the religion itself if those who strictly adhere to its most fundamental principles are violent bigots and sexists. (David G. McAfee)

The core of Christianity is this: It's an Iron Age cult of human sacrifice. Any love, compassion, or gentleness tacked onto it is just natural humanity's attempt to conceal the hideousness of that sick horror.